Stove-pipe cleaner



(No Model.)

E. B. VAN VOROE.

STOVE PIPE CLEANER. No. 425,057. Patented Apr. 8, 1890.

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ELIZABETH B. V AN VORCE, OF MCLEANSBOROUGH, ILLINOIS.

STOVE-PIPE CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,057, dated April 8, 1890.

Application filed February 4, 1890. Serial No. 339,177. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH B. VAN VORCE, a citizen of the United States, residing at McLeansborough, in the county of Hamilton and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stove-Pipe Cleaners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in stove-pipe cleaners; and it has for its object to provide a simple and cheap device which shall always be ready for use, and normally shall be hidden from view.

The novelty resides in the peculiarities of construction and -the combination thereof with a stove-pipe, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a section of a portion of a stove-pipe with my improved cleaner therein in the position it normally assumes. Fig. 2 is a like view with the cleaner partially drawn out. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the pipe and cleaner removed from the chimney with the cleaner partially drawn out. Fig. at is an end view of the pipe with the cleaner therein.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter,'A designates awall of the chimney or flue, into which the end of the horizontal pipe B is fitted. This horizontal pipe has connection with the vertical pipe 0 by means of a suitable elbow or otherwise, as found most convenient. The vertical pipe is designed to connect with the stove or heater. The inner end of the horizontal pipe is formed, as shown best in Fig. 3, with arms through the pipes to the chimney. The ends of these arms are turned inward toward the center of the end of the pipe, leaving a cen* tral opening therethrough. The bottom arm is preferably much greater in width than the others, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, to afford abroad bearing for the disk, hereinafter described, and to prevent back draft through the flue.

G is a rod passed through the end of the horizontal pipe at the elbow and provided with an eye orv other suitable handle 61, by which it may be readily pulled out or pushed in. The inner end of the rod is screw-threaded, and has secured thereon, between two nnts f and g, a disk of substantially the size of the pipe and adapted to move freely therein. Normally this rod and its disk is pushed in, as shown in Fig. 1, the disk being at the extreme inner end of the horizontal pipe, where it is prevented from being displaced by means of the turned ends of the arms. This does not interfere with the draft, the space between the arms providing sufficient passage for the products of combustion.

WVhen it is desired to clean the pipe from soot, all that is necessary to do is to pull on the rod and scrape out the soot, which will be gathered by the disk and brought to the outer end of the horizontal pipe, when it will fall down the vertical pipe to the stove, where it may be readily cleaned out.

When the rod is in, nothing but the handle is seen, and this has the appearance of an ordinary damper in the pipe.

What I claim as new is 1. The combination, with the pipe having its inner end provided with arms having inturned ends, and having passage-ways between the arms, of the rod within the pipe parallel therewith and a disk carried by the inner end of the rod, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the pipe having its inner end provided with arms having inturned ends, with passageways between said arms, the lower arm being wider to close the hereunto subscribed myname in the presence passage at the bottom, of the rod arranged within the pipe parallel therewith and pro- T T vided with a disk prevented from displace- ELIZABETH AN OBOE Witnesses:

JOHN C. HALL,

MYRON A. REYNOLDS.

of two witnesses.

5 ment by the inturned ends of said arms, sub' stantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have 

